5. Overview:
The mission was announced by Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the
United Arab Emirates, in July 2014, and is aimed at
enriching the capabilities of Emirati engineers and
increasing human knowledge about
the Martian atmosphere.
6. About Emirates Mars Mission
The Emirates Mars Mission "Hope Probe" will
be the first probe to provide a complete picture of the
Martian atmosphere and its layers when it reaches the
red planet’s orbit in 2021. It will help answer key
questions about the global Martian atmosphere and the
loss of hydrogen and oxygen gases into space over the
span of one Martian year.
7. OBJECTIVES
The First Complete Picture of the Martian Atmosphere.
Understand climate dynamics and the global weather map through
characterizing the lower atmosphere of Mars.
Explain how the weather changes the escape of Hydrogen and
Oxygen through correlating the lower atmosphere conditions with
the upper atmosphere.
Understand the structure and variability of Hydrogen and Oxygen in
the upper atmosphere, as well as identifying why Mars is losing
them into space.
8. MISSION HIGHLIGHTS
NAME Emirates Mars Mission
PROBE NAME Hope Probe
LAUNCH WINDOW July 15 – Aug 12, 2020
LAUNCH LOCATION Tanegashima Space Centre , Japan
CRUISING DISTANCE 493.5 Million kms
MISSION DURATION One Martian Year (about 2 Earth years)
9.
10. FACTS About Mars.
Mars is the second smallest planet in the Solar System.
It's the fourth planet from the Sun.
One day in Mars is a little over 24 hours.
One Martian year is 687 days.
Mars is a rocky planet.
Mars has two moons Phobos and Demos.
Mars has a thin atmosphere.
Mars appears red because of iron minerals in its soil.
